"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." ~ William Yeats
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Purple Finch
A tough bird to identify but this is definitely a Purple not a House Finch. It has a deeply notched tail, a purple head with an even darker crown and his back is edged with pink. A prominent local birder of the past named Roger Tory Peterson once described them as "sparrows dipped in raspberry juice."
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